September 2, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, September 2.
Do you enjoy antique stores? Second to bookstores, they’re my favorite place to spend a leisurely Saturday afternoon. Over the last few years, however, I’ve had a few disconcerting moments in antique shops. While walking through the cluttered aisles, I’ll notice something, usually a toy or game, from my own childhood - maybe an Etch-A-Sketch or a View Master or a Magic Eight Ball. And it’s in moments like these that I’m struck by the sobering truth . . . I’m an antique too!
But then there are those items, from my parent’s and grandparent’s generations , that look familiar to me, but that I can’t quite recall the name for, or the purpose of. Sometimes you’ll see a photo on Facebook, followed by the question - “Do you know what this is?”. It’s usually followed by a lot of wrong answers. The names of things often have a way of fading into history, and so does their purpose.
When we lose sight of our life’s purpose, we lose the opportunity to be happy and content and useful. Pastor Rick Warren wrote the book “The Purpose Driven Life” in 2002 and it has gone on to sell a staggering 50 million copies. That’s just an example of how important the subject of purpose is to us humans. God has something to say about this, of course. Here are a few “stepping stone” scriptures for your spiritual journey.
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21
We know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10
For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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